Sändra Washington

Lincoln City Councilmember, Racial Equity Advocate

Lincoln, NE

Sändra Washington was born on October 6th, 1960, in Columbus, Ohio. She and her identical twin sister, Sharon, spent their first four years in Westerville,...
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Corky Wick

founder, Mothertongue Feminist Theater Collective

San Francisco, CA

Corinne Sue Wick, today known as Corky, was born in 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin into a large Jewish family. She went to the University of...
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Riki Wilchins

Transgender author and activist

Miami Beach, FL

Riki Wilchins was born on April 3rd, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a high-achieving student, performing the valediction at her high school, before earning...
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Karen Williams

Black Comic, Host, and Humor Educator

Oxford, OH

Karen Williams was born on August 12, 1952 in the Soundview area of the Bronx. Karen’s parents were only 18 years old when she was...
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Charlotte Wilson

military veteran; technology entrepreneur; motorcyclist

The Villages, FL

Charlotte Wilson was born in 1947 in Oklahoma City. Her father, who was part native American, was stationed in Australia during World War II; that’s...
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Kathi Wolfe

Blind poet, disability activist

Falls Church, VA

In 1952, Kathi Wolfe was born six months premature and legally blind in Southern New Jersey. Since early childhood, she wanted to be a writer...
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